Lizhong Cui v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Lizhong Cui, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings and review de novo legal determinations. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that Cui’s single instance of arrest, detention, and interrogation did not rise to the level of past persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019-21 (9th Cir.2006) (concluding that a single detention, beating, and interrogation did not compel a finding of past persecution). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s finding that Cui failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future harm. See id. at 1022 (determining that petitioner failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution where he did not present sufficient objective evidence that authorities had a continued interest in him); see…